# Incident 20180829012459I: Beech A36, Saint George, KS, August 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2018, 08:40 local time
- Place: Saint George, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1926° N, 96.4183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. George, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1926&lon=-96.4183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N348T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 240 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180829012459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BEECH A36, N348T DEPARTED CRETE, NE (KCEK) ON 08/29/2018 AT 0800. IFR FLIGHT TO EMPORIA, KS (KEMP). ENROUTE, PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANK SELECTION FROM RIGHT TANK TO LEFT TANK.  HALFWAY THROUGH THE SELECTOR CYCLE, THE ROLL PIN P.N. MS171494 HOLDING THE RED FUEL TANK SELECTION LEVER BROKE RESULTING IN NO FUEL BEING AVAILABLE FROM EITHER TANK.  ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 13 NAUTICAL MILES NE OF MANHATTAN, KS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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